Both Bob and Paul Thurston &nbsp collect information on the 89th Infantry and it's "brother" unit, the 82nd. While both collect information on all units, Paul is particularly interested in Company G, commanded by a Colonel Rabies. He has also submitted several letters to the Letters from the Front page.

Pat Simpson&nbsp also researches the 89th. His interest comes through a relative named
Lewis Simpson who lost his leg, and eventually his life due to complications from the wound. Lewis served in Company K, commanded by Frank Burt. A letter from Lewis to his sister in included in the Letters from the Front page.

Additional information on the 89th can be found in the following references:
(these works are available many places and in particular Carlisle Barracks)

Dyer,Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Vol.
2. Dayton,OH:Morningside,1979.Ref
See p. 1440 (1 photocopied page) for a concise summary of the regiment's service.

New York (State). AGO. Annual Report...for the Year 1901. No.31. Albany,NY:J.B. Lyon, 1902 pp.883-1028. E523.2N6no31. (Alphabetical roster of the regiment).

Phisterer,Frederick,comp. New York in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Vol.4. Albany,NY: Weed and Parsons,1890. E523P582v4.
See pp.2992-3003 (12 photocopied pages) for a brief history of the regiment and a roster of officers.

The following pertinent personal papers are in the Institute's Manuscript Archive:

This book documents the Battle of South Mills. In this battle, the 89th NY fought alongside the 9th NY, 21st Mass, 51st Pa, 6th Pa, 6th NH, and the 1st NY Marine Artillery against Confederate Forces led by Colonel Ambrose R. Wright: the 3rd Georgia Infantry, the NC Militia, an Artillery Battery, and the Southhampton Cavalry.

Priest, John Michael, Before Antietam: The Battle for South Mountain (433 pages), &nbsp &nbsp Oxford University Press, New York, 1992.